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Email account hijacked
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Emails with dodgy links are being sent from my Hotmail account to everyone in the address book.
It is some time since I last used Hotmail and don't recall getting anything suspect.
How do you think this has happened and what's the best solution? Is the computer infected or just the email account? Should I start a new account and stop using the old one?
Thanks.
It is some time since I last used Hotmail and don't recall getting anything suspect.
How do you think this has happened and what's the best solution? Is the computer infected or just the email account? Should I start a new account and stop using the old one?
Thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.this has happend to my bro in law on hotmail and I got a dodgy e-mail, so blatantly wrong as to my name, spelling and all the rest. However:
(i) as ummmm said and also beso's advice
(ii) use your address book to send out a warning e-mail about it and not to open the attachment.
My bro-in-law managed to infect his solicitors account! Hee Hee.
(i) as ummmm said and also beso's advice
(ii) use your address book to send out a warning e-mail about it and not to open the attachment.
My bro-in-law managed to infect his solicitors account! Hee Hee.